Board of Directors | Grounded Solutions Network

Executive Committee

Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh

President

President and Chief Executive Officer
Urban League of Broward County
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Hala Farid

Vice-President

City of Austin Housing and Planning Department
Fuse Corp. Executive Fellow
Austin, TX

Peter Elkowitz

Treasurer

President/CEO
Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc.
Hauppauge, NY

Garrick Good

Secretary

Executive Director
North East Housing Initiative
Baltimore, MD

Board Members

Ben L. Bynum

Portfolio Director, Impact Investing
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO

Peter Dean

National Project Manager
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
New York, NY

Miguel Gavaldon

Independent Consultant
Castro Valley, CA

Robert Hammond

President and Chief Strategy Officer
Therme North America

Fathia Macauley

Chief Lending Officer
Housing Trust Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA

Michael Monte

Chief Executive Officer
Champlain Housing Trust
Burlington, VT

Andreanecia Morris

Executive Director
HousingNOLA
New Orleans, LA

Jacob Noonan

Housing Program Manager
Southern California Association of Governments
Los Angeles, CA

Lou Tisler

Executive Director
National Neighborworks Association
Washington, D.C.

Lisa Varon

Housing Manager
City of Irvine
Irvine, CA

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